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Geoffrey Bond Lewis (July 31, 1935 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor. [2] He appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford . [ 3 ]
The lion Aslan gives his life to save one of the children; he later rises from the dead, vanquishes the White Witch, and crowns the children Kings and Queens of Narnia. Lewis wrote the book for (and dedicated it to) his goddaughter, Lucy Barfield. She was the daughter of Owen Barfield, Lewis's friend, teacher, adviser and trustee. [4]
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level, [5] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [6] each picture book title is accompanied by colourful illustrations. [1] Some of the genres included are fantasy, adventure, history, contemporary life, and others. [7]
Lewis dedicated the book to Geoffrey Corbett, [5] who later changed his name to Jeffrey Barfield and is the adopted son of Owen Barfield, a friend of Lewis's. [6] The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has been adapted and recorded as four episodes of a BBC television series in 1989 and as a feature film in 2010.
The Thicket, set in the early 1900s, centers around Jack (Levon Hawke), a boy in search of his sister (Esmé Creed-Miles), kidnapped by Lewis’ Cut Throat Bill.He hires a bounty hunter (Peter ...
Children's book(s) Film adaptation(s) Abeltje (1953), Annie M. G. Schmidt: The Flying Liftboy (1998) The Adventurers: Gamba and His Fifteen Companions (冒険者たち ガンバと15ひきの仲間, Boukenshatachi: Ganba to 15-hiki no Nakama) (1972), Atsuo Saitō: The Adventurers: Gamba and His Fifteen Companions (1984)
Lewis read Edith Nesbit's children's books as a child and was extremely fond of them. [7] The Magician's Nephew refers to these books in the opening of the novel as though their events were true, mentioning the setting of the piece as being when "Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in ...
Lewis read Edith Nesbit's children's books as a child and was greatly fond of them. [52] He described The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe around the time of its completion as "a children's book in the tradition of E. Nesbit". [53] The Magician's Nephew in particular bears strong resemblances to Nesbit's The Story of the Amulet (1906). This ...